LA Times Daily Crossword December 31, 2024 Answers

1. Sound softened by acoustic foam 5. Hole-making tool 8. Gemstone surface 13. Yonder item 14. __ gin fizz 15. Supreme Being of Islam 16. Golf rental 17. Place for suckers? 19. Grotesque 21. Settle the score 22. Mobile home? 23. Visibly embarrassed 24. Fire pit residue 26. "Tra-__" 28. Grads-to-be 29. Much of a sunflower 31. Honolulu hello 33. __ window 36. Floor plan calculations 38. Org. for Cubs and Tigers 39. Waterpark feature 41. Genre for "Dancing Queen" 42. Citrus drink suffix 43. Toys with strings 44. Mimic 45. Like most house pets 47. Cardinals great Musial 48. High-elev. place 49. Scandinavian capital with many floating saunas 52. Punk music offshoot 53. Seafood-based party food 56. Actor Epps 58. Empty, as a bottle 59. Math course with variables 62. Opinion survey completed with clicks 64. Greenish blue 65. Find a new purpose for 66. Knocks firmly 67. Billionth: Pref. 68. Op-ed piece, e.g. 69. Signs off on 70. Poker pot starter

1. Engrave on glass 2. Cardamom-infused milky tea 3. Parmesan, e.g. 4. Playful marine mammal 5. "Regrettably ... " 6. Got the gold 7. Perch for potted plants 8. Speedy way to the top 9. Takes in, say 10. Garlic bulb segment 11. Lop-__ rabbit 12. Afterward 14. Diving acronym 18. "Wow, that's bad!" 20. Squeaky wheel remedy 23. New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? 24. Burrito option 25. Bacon piece 27. University in Beaumont, Texas 30. Apple variety 32. Does as told 33. Succotash ingredient 34. First-string players 35. Basic type of question 37. Political campaign funding source 40. He/him/__ 46. Not justified 48. Actress Tomei 50. Lies around 51. Shocked letters 53. Ice cream holders 54. Doozies 55. Tech support whiz 57. Big name in health insurance 58. Skin opening 59. Range crossing eight countries 60. Tirade 61. Soothing ingredient in some toners 63. Flooring wood